Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 00:36:12 -0700 From: Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-Connect.Net> Cc: "Lee Crites \(AEI\)" <leec@adam.adonai.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to be rude, miss the point and feel good about it Message-ID: <199710030736.AAA00425@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Oct 1997 22:47:20 PDT." <XFMail.971002224720.Shimon@i-Connect.Net>
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Look it was an honest mistake;additionaly, you are trying to contribute to FreeBSD . The crude and rude responses that you received are not characteristic of FreeBSD etiguette. So please don't take to heart and move on with God Speed ! Regards, Amancio >From The Desk Of Simon Shapiro : > > Hi "Lee Crites (AEI)"; On 03-Oct-97 you wrote: > > ... > > Thank you for your kind words. > > > It would be interesting to forward the original message back to > > it (the sender) so it could see why you thought it was interested > > in the first place. Perhaps *it* might learn a lesson in > > netiquite, which just might save *lots* of people from that kind > > of grief. > > I investigated this (hopefully this is the last we hear about this issue) > and found out that it is really my mistake: > > When collecting names of people who expressed interest in the DLM, I put > into that folder, by mistake, a digest of freebsd-questions. Not noticing > this mistake, I processed the folder mechanically and ended up with a much > larger (by 4 so far :-) list than I intended. > > I do recognize, however late, the great sensitivity which people have to > unsolicited listing. I was strongly repremended, each word deserving. > ``The road to hell is paved with good intentions'' - Who am I quoting here? > > --- > > > Sincerely Yours, > > Simon Shapiro Atlas Telecom > Senior Architect 14355 SW Allen Blvd., Suite 130 Beaverton OR 97005 > Shimon@i-Connect.Net Voice: 503.799.2313 >
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